Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Some

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Many

Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transport of oxygen

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Give each resident a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for

Harm: Potential for minimal harm

Scope: Some

1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Provide care for residents in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and respect of individuality

Harm: Potential for minimal harm

Scope: Some

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Allow the resident the right to participate in the planning or revision of the resident's care plan

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

1) Make sure that each resident's drug regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; 2) Each resident's entire drug/medication is managed and monitored to achieve highest well being

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Some

Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Some

Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis

Harm: Potential for minimal harm

Scope: Many

Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Some

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Many

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Some

Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Few

Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system

Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Scope: Some

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